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Chinese Consumer Confidence Up Across 16 Cities

Eleven percent of respondents have bought a car in 2009, 15% want to

August 13, 2009
A Gallup survey conducted in June 2009 across 16 Chinese cities found economic optimism in the second quarter of 2009 returning to its third quarter 2008 level, before the economic collapse.More ...

Americans’ Christmas Budget Falls $200 Below Last Year’s

Average anticipated spending is $639, down from $833 in December 2007

December 12, 2008
Gallup’s final Christmas spending forecast shows 45% of Americans planning to spend less on gifts in 2008 than they did last year. Americans’ average estimate of how much they will spend is now $639, down from $833 a year ago.More ...

Gallup Daily: U.S. Consumer Spending

Results reported in both a 3-day and 14-day rolling average

Gallup's consumer spending measure tracks the average dollar amount Americans report spending or charging on a daily basis, not counting the purchase of a home, motor vehicle, or normal household bills. Respondents are asked to reflect on the day prior to being surveyed and results are presented here in both a 3-day and 14-day rolling average.
All Signs Point to Low Expectations for Retailers

All Signs Point to Low Expectations for Retailers

November 28, 2008
With highly negative consumer confidence levels, Americans increasingly worried about money, and estimated Christmas spending at an all-time low, this traditional shopping weekend is likely to be a tough one for retailers.

Americans in No Mood to Shop

Variety of Gallup indicators suggest consumers will spend cautiously

November 28, 2008
If Black Friday lives up to its name, it will be in spite of extraordinarily bleak indicators. These include Americans’ highly conservative 2008 Christmas spending forecast, their negative outlook for their personal standard of living, and their lack of confidence in the U.S. economy.More ...

Christmas Spending Projection Drops to New Low

Projected shopping at department stores takes biggest hit

November 19, 2008
Americans’ projected average Christmas spending this year, $616, is the lowest in Gallup’s 10-year history of tracking this question in its current format, and provides further evidence of the heavy toll the current economic turmoil is taking on America’s retailers.More ...

A Bleak First Look at Christmas Spending

Record-high number predict their spending will be lower than last year’s

October 20, 2008
A record-high 35% of Americans say they will spend less on Christmas gifts this year than they did last year; only 9% say they will spend more. This year’s result is by far the most inauspicious for the nation’s retailers of any Gallup has seen in over a decade.More ...

Can Falling Gas Prices Save Back-to-School?

Over the past few weeks, consumers have become less gloomy as pump prices have declined

August 8, 2008
Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows American consumers getting less gloomy over the past two weeks as gas prices have fallen, with 46% now rating current economic conditions as “poor” and 81% saying things are “getting worse.”More ...

Department, Discount Stores Top Christmas Shopping Spots

Likelihood to shop online up this year, reaching highest point to date

November 12, 2007
Department and discount stores are the two main places at which Americans say they are likely to shop for Christmas gifts this year. Nearly half say they are likely to shop online for presents -- marking the highest percentage to say this at any time over the past decade.More ...

Investor Optimism Remains Low in October

Worries about investment portfolios, value of dollar may affect spending

October 22, 2007
The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll shows investors to be less optimistic about their investment portfolios, more sanguine about the outlook for the economy, and somewhat unenthusiastic about their holiday spending.More ...
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